KURTLEY Beale has been chosen as one of the marquee Wallabies to represent western Sydney’s new franchise in the inaugural NRC competition.

Beale has been aligned to the Greater Sydney Rams and while he is unlikely to play for them due to Wallabies commitments, he will be an important marketing weapon to grow the game in the city’s west.

Despite playing for Randwick, who are aligned the NSW Country Eagles club, Beale has been selected as one of five Wallabies to join the Rams. The others are Tatafu Polota-Nau, Tevita Kuridrani, Ben Alexander and Rob Horne.

Israel Folau, who along with Beale grew up in Western Sydney, has been selected for the Sydney Stars due to his connection with Sydney University, who have formed the Stars with club side Balmain.

The Country Eagles will have starting Wallabies Adam Ashley-Cooper, Sekope Kepu, Matt Toomua and Nic White representing them, while former Waratah and Reds lock Cam Treloar will return from French rugby to play for them.

The nine-round NRC kicks off on August 21 with a match between Brisbane City and the Stars at Ballymore, and will conclude with semi-finals and a grand final in early November.

All Wallaby players who will not feature in match-day 23-man squads or in a touring party will play in Australia’s new third-tier competition.

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper will be linked to the North Harbour Rays given his rise from the Manly club.

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